Sassafras Mama

With a title like that, you could be excused for thinking you were headed into a post about big hair, the Cure, and other hazards of the ...

The backstory:   We are once again coping with a cast at Sassafras House.  One of the bigger challenges is bathing, which requires that the ...

In the years I was exiled living in rural Nebraska, I endured some very cold temperatures.  On one particularly memorable sunny day, I drov...

The other day, JT was reading through part of his academic planner.  Amongst the dates and weeks and study tips are a series of pages outlin...

I could write something today or I could just direct you over to The Beast, which has written up a 50-person list of people who well-deserve...

Last week, when it was clear that JT had broken his thumb (it's a tiny fracture on the growth plate) he wanted to be sure that he recei...

The other day, I was asked to name five things I couldn't do without.  I figured the question should be taken seriously so I said things...

That would be four to six inches of midterm exams:  And also a snow day to help manage this mess.

Before I read her editorial in the Wall Street Journal , I heard an interview with the Tiger Mom, Amy Chua.  Her advocacy of high-achievemen...

As a result of an icy forecast we've gotten the day off from school.  As of this writing, temps are hovering at freezing, an icy rain is...